Darfur - Wikipedia
Darfur (/ d ɑːr ˈ f ʊər / dar-FOOR; Arabic: دار فور, romanized: Dār Fūr, lit. 'Realm of the Fur') is a region of western Sudan.
Darfur | History, Causes & Impact in Sudan | Britannica
Jan 22, 2025 · Darfur, historical region of the Billād al-Sūdān (Arabic: “Land of the Blacks”), roughly corresponding to the westernmost portion of present-day Sudan. It lay between Kordofan to the east and Wadai to the west and extended southward to the Al-Ghazāl (Gazelle) River and northward to the Libyan Desert .
Darfur | Holocaust Encyclopedia
Dec 21, 2023 · Darfur is a region in northwest Sudan. It covers an area approximately the size of Spain. For several years in the early 2000s, soldiers of the military-led government in Sudan and their proxy militia, known as Janjaweed, fought rebel groups in Darfur.
Sudan - Darfur Conflict, Genocide, War Crimes | Britannica
Jan 19, 2025 · Sudan - Darfur Conflict, Genocide, War Crimes: A separate conflict that remained unresolved centred on the Darfur region in western Sudan. The conflict began in 2003 when rebels launched an insurrection to protest what they contended was the Sudanese government’s disregard for the western region and its non-Arab population.
Darfur: ICC Prosecutor urges immediate action to address atrocities
1 day ago · The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security Council to act decisively to address the worsening atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region. Briefing ambassadors, Karim Khan highlighted the urgent need for …
History of Darfur - Wikipedia
Darfur remained independent until the First World War when the Sultan of Darfur, Ali Dinar, pledged allegiance to the Ottoman Empire. [5] Following this the British invaded , and incorporated the region into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1916.
Darfur - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darfur (Arabic دار فور, meaning "home of the Fur") is a region of far western Sudan. It borders the Central African Republic, Libya, and Chad. It is divided into three federal states within Sudan: Gharb Darfur (West Darfur), Janub Darfur (South Darfur), and Shamal Darfur (North Darfur).
Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and …
Dec 14, 2023 · The outbreak of conflict seven months ago in Sudan has led to “a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights crisis”, according to a senior UN official, and the...
Sudan war: Is Darfur on the brink of another genocide and will the ...
Jun 14, 2024 · Today, there are alarming signs that Darfur may be heading towards another genocide. Darfur, a region in western Sudan, has a tragic history marked by ethnic violence and humanitarian crises.
Darfur - New World Encyclopedia
Darfur is a region of Sudan which borders the Central African Republic, Libya, and Chad along the Sudanese western border. It is divided into three federal states: Gharb Darfur (West Darfur), Janub Darfur (South Darfur), and Shamal Darfur (North Darfur).